Shakhtar defeated Minai in the match of the 24th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The duel at the home arena of the Transcarpathian club ended in victory for the Donetsk team with a score of 1:0. The Pitmen scored the only goal in the meeting in the 12th minute, when Lassina Traore drove the ball into the near corner from the right edge of the penalty area after a pass from Marian Shved.

However, this fight was not without controversy.. At the end of the first half, the main referee Nikolai Balakin did not count the net goal of " After a powerful shot by Dmitry Nemchaninov, the ball, as can be seen on the replay, crossed the Shakhtar goal line.

However, the arbitrators decided otherwise..

Note that there was no VAR system at this match, so the judges were not able to check the episode and make the right decision. Match Review.

Shakhtar (59 points) continues to lead in the UPL, ahead of Dnipro-1 by 5 points. True, the Dnipros have one game in hand. " In the next round, the team of Igor Jovichevich will play away with Oleksandriya on May 7, and Zakarpattia will host Vorskla on May 8. Recall that in this round "